Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

SUD no was willing for the bill To coma ~, ~,
, mnS. ana was ready to defend il, Sprarna'ys
;ntso was unanimously tabled. Bills were
NV . .aw ny Hathen, Of minor, to increase
like nrov5ir county n commissioners; by Bid
anens tax penalties and interest to the respoo-
Territorial fair at Huron and annIon,; a1I
so,"W 70 purchase grounds and S2eGj
com,n;sys; ny Miltimore, requiring county
5snaary snd % 5u,v report and publish
by Williams, of Grant to encourage , voting:
~ ADAMS, . resolution providing for ioint
cc9nimlttee to visit Territorial institutions. Nv
M,lumore, for the cancellation Of county war.
t;nn =, y yd bur.nham, limiting the compensa-
Judre .n Gd1SSn.y !reas9rers, Auditor, Probate
oy FRUIT, to facilitate proofs on actions to re-.
cove; ;;,. money Council bill providing for
JOINT committee to confer with the authorities
OF Montana in relation to measures for the
suppression and prevention Of cattle diseases.
~ Mss r unanimously passed under suspension OF
latlve printing. The resolution Tor Joint
commttee to visit public institutions was laid
oe !ne taole. House bill prohibiting the sale
~ ~ liquor IN any building owned or occupied
y me territory was adopted-yeas 81, nays
HE following bills were introduced in the
Council on the 2sth: By Galloway, for
inc incorporation Of cities; by Hughes, for the
security Of human life in public halls and
oMldlngs; also requiring foreign corporations
as plaintiffs to give security for costs. Council
dis passed: Authorizing cities refunding
Outstanding bonded indebtedness; relating to
the penalty for willful neglect Of officers to
make reports; repeating the provision per-
hitting attachment proceedings in case Of
debtor removing from counties. House
bills passed: Repeating special interest
laws in IN Black Hills counties Adjourned.
In the House the majority of tho official COM
mittee on tho Yankton court reported in favor
OF the removal and Morris against. Bills were
introduced: By Cooper, increasing tho time
OF residence before divorce suits; by Aikens,
relating to notaries public, making tho term
five years and fees S5 for filing notices of &c
ton after the expiration OF commission; by
Pruitt permitting county commissioners to
compromise delinquent taxes; also relating to
change of venue; by Berry, for the taxation of
railroads The House passed Council bill for
the legalization of the special election held in
Sioux Falls; also House bill to prevent fraud
. slent voting; also fixing the salaries Of dis
Of Morton County; also removing the
Federal Court from Yankton to Mitchell.
1t was expected there would be considerable
excitement in considering the measure, but
everything went smooth and the gallery was
deprived of sport The vote stood 80 to l6.
The success was not the result Of any combi-
nation, and has no significance except a desire
to move the Court The House also passed
the bill exempting Masons and other aid asso-
Citations from life insurance laws. Adjourned
BILLS were introduced in tho Council on the
Goth as follows: By Smith, to lessen the dan
ger Of stampedes in case Of fire in public halls:
by Cain, to regulate fees for legal printing;
also legalizng the act Of the Huron Board Of
Education and providing for the issuance Of
bonds; by Bogart, relative to the bounties for
the destruction of wild animals; by Hughes,
for the relief of INDECENT soldiers, widows,
amending sheriff's compensation The Coun.
Gil passed tho bill requiring County Treasures
to certify abstracts for fee of 25 cents. Ad-
journed The House met and directed the
Sergeant-at-arms to put weather strips on the
windows, and adjourned on account of the
GOODNESS of the hall.